Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron is an American Buddhist nun in the Tibetan tradition. Ordained in 1977, she is a student of H.H. the Dalai Lama and other Tibetan masters. She teaches Buddhism internationally, is the author of many Dharma books, including Buddhism for Beginners, and is the founder and abbess of Sravasti Abbey, a Buddhist monastic community in Washington State, USA, where she lives. See www.thubtenchodron.org and www.sravasti.org.